Definition of Atrazine

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Atrazine

The term 'Atrazine ' as it applies to the area of agriculture can be defined as ' A selective herbicide, widely used on corn. It is environmentally significant, since it was the second most commonly detected pesticide residue in an Environmental Protection Agency survey of drinking water wells conducted during 1988-1990. Due to concerns about groundwater contamination and worker exposure, EPA is conducting a special review of atrazine registration'.

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